U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Lesbian Mom’s Rights

December 8, 2008

Good news: The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the case of “ex-lesbian” mom Lisa Miller, letting stand a ruling that Virginia must enforce a Vermont court order awarding child-visitation rights to Miller’s former civil-union partner Janet Jenkins. This is the same case that Newsweek covered this week as well.

Best wishes to six-year-old Isabella, and to Jenkins, who has not seen her daughter since spring. (Miller is in contempt of court for not following visitation schedules.)

[…] what you will about Lisa Miller, but she’s persistent. Even after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear her custody case, the “ex-lesbian” mom has filed another appeal with the state of Virginia, arguing that […]

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